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Note to self: Don't go missing in Croatia

Posted on June 17, 2008
Croatian police have found the corpse of a woman who was reported missing 42 years ago. Where did they find her? IN HER OWN APARTMENT, sitting in a chair in front of the TV. Yeah, it sounds like they really...

Did Alex Kozinski get a bum rap?

Posted on June 17, 2008
Kozinski is a California judge who was supposed to hear an obscenity case involving hard-core pornography -- until the Los Angeles Times wrote a story about some racy/amusing photos that he collected. (One was a YouTube clip of a guy...

James Keown

Posted on June 17, 2008
The Boston Herald has coverage of James Keown's trial in Massachusetts. Keown, a former Jeff City radio host, is accused of poisoning his wife so he could profit from her life insurance policy.

UPDATE: Police kill man who stomped toddler to death

Posted on June 17, 2008
We've got more details today about the case, which is from California. The victim was a 2-year-old boy, police say, and his killer was his father, age 27, who worked at a grocery store. Dad had no record, and most...

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Man accused of stealing money from kids' lemonade stand

Posted on June 17, 2008
(INT. PRISON - DAY) "Hey, what're you in for?" "I kilt a man. Youse?" "I knocked over a little kid's lemonade stand and stole $17.50." (A FRENZY OF SHANKING BEGINS. SCENE.) Hat Tip: Many thanks to Grassy Knoll for the...

KSHB: Robbery at Northland Wal-Mart?

Posted on June 17, 2008
That's what 41 is reporting. The store in question is located at Barry Road and I-29. No word on what, if anything, the bad guys got away with.

When all else fails, blame Dr. Phil

Posted on June 17, 2008
Remember Semaj Booker? He's the 10-year-old from Tacoma accused of trying to hop an airplane without a ticket. And when he was 9, Semaj stole a car, led police on a chase and successfully stowed away on a plane to...

"It causes you to question the humanity of some people"

Posted on June 17, 2008
The Los Angeles Times has a story about a particularly gruesome case of child abuse. Authorities say a 5-year-old boy was horribly abused by his mom. He was "hung by his hands and wrists from a door jamb and beaten...

KCPD working three pellet-gun shootings since 6 a.m.

Posted on June 17, 2008
Two of the shootings were near bus stops, and one woman had to go to the hospital with serious injuries, though she should live, Bob Cronkleton reports.

Connecticut man's "attack snake" didn't, police say

Posted on June 17, 2008
Police were called to the apartment of the man's ex-girlfriend -- he was allegedly threatening her with his 9-foot-long albino python. When officers arrived, the man reportedly tried to sic the snake on the officers. Sadly, the snake does not...

ANOTHER severed foot?

Posted on June 17, 2008
For the fifth time in the past year, a severed human foot has washed up on the shores of British Columbia, the Seattle Times reports. This one, however, was a lefty. All the previous ones were right feet.

UPDATE on weekend shooting, suicide in KCMO

Posted on June 16, 2008
From Tony Rizzo: Police today identified a 47-year-old Kansas City man who shot and critically injured his estranged wife before killing himself Saturday as Kevin C. Strong. The 40-year-old woman suffered critical injuries but was expected to survive, police said...

Lori Drew pleads not guilty

Posted on June 16, 2008
More here. In this artist rendering Lori Drew, a Missouri woman, appears in Los Angeles federal court Monday, June 16, 2008, on charges in an Internet hoax blamed for a 13-year-old girl's suicide. Drew pleaded not guilty to charges of...

OK, we've found something even viler ...

Posted on June 16, 2008
A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl says he's innocent because his genitalia is too big. (The rape kit found no tears or injuries, the local TV station reports.) His attorney wants a plastic cast taken of the...

Man charged in stabbing at City Union Mission

Posted on June 16, 2008
Carlos R. Garcia, 29, of KCK is facing charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he allegedly stabbed another man in the arm, torso and back at City Union Mission on Sunday, the Jackson County prosecutors office reports....

The most disturbing paragraph you'll read today

Posted on June 16, 2008
From the Oxford Mail: The 32-year-old twice stripped naked from the waist down, crouched on all fours on a towel in woodland near Bicester and encouraged four girls to kick him in the groin until he could no longer handle...

Italian man kidnaps ex and forces her to do ironing, wash dishes, police say

Posted on June 16, 2008
As someone who hates doing his own housework, I didn't even know this was an option.

UPDATE: N.C. boy dies after parents tie him to a tree

Posted on June 16, 2008
Mom and Pop have already had a brief court appearance. CrimeRant has a post here.

"It's been a long night of wondering, 'Why?'"

Posted on June 16, 2008
Story is from California, where a 27-year-old stomped and beat a toddler to death on Saturday -- despite the efforts of several people to stop him. The police finally shot and killed the man. The baby's body was essentially destroyed...

Things are ruff all over

Posted on June 16, 2008
A judge has taken $10 million away from Leona Helmsley's dog, reducing the animal's trust fund from $12 million to $2 million. That money will now go to Helmsley's charity instead. Not remotely crime-related. Mostly it was opportunity for me...

Death Watch for the D.C. gun ban?

Posted on June 16, 2008
The Supremes are back at work, which means we could see a ruling soon on Washington D.C.'s gun ban -- even some gun-control advocates expect it'll be knocked down.

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on June 16, 2008
Thanks again for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good spot to share links, too, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign...

No-contest plea in Dakota DeRemus death

Posted on June 16, 2008
Instead of involuntary manslaughter, though, the charge has been changed to aggravated battery for Dustin Howard. The judge still has to approve, but the deal calls for Howard to spend 18 months under supervised, intense probation, Diane Carroll reports.

Dear Criminals: If you're lucky enough to escape the police ...

Posted on June 16, 2008
... it's considered poor form to go to their headquarters and ask them to remove your handcuffs. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel!

Italian family kept woman prisoner for 17 years, police say

Posted on June 16, 2008
They were allegedly angry with her for having a child out of wedlock -- Kiddo lives with relatives and had no idea what was happening. The woman is now 47. Police arrested her brother and sister. Mom, who's in her...

Instant Karma

Posted on June 16, 2008
Texas woman hops out of car to take picture of three-car wreck ... and is immediately struck and killed.

Report: Bank robberies up in many large cities

Posted on June 16, 2008
The story doesn't list Kansas City. I don't have numbers, but I don't think we've had nearly as many in 2008 as we have in the past few years.

Should TSA screeners be given police-style badges?

Posted on June 16, 2008
Interesting story from USA Today this morning about TSA screeners being given police-style badges, something that doesn't exactly thrill REAL police officers, who can arrest people and carry guns. The best part? They're giving out the badges because the flying...

Springfield robber confesses to c-store holdup one hour after the crime

Posted on June 16, 2008
?Because the voices in his head told him to,? the News-Leader reports.

2 more sex-abuse lawsuits filed against local KC diocese

Posted on June 16, 2008
From The AP: One of the lawsuits makes claims against Monsignor Thomas O?Brien, who has been named in at least a dozen other similar cases, The Kansas City Star reported. It was filed by the mother of a man who...

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